Request for Consultant as A Research Coordinator for IDEA PROJECT implementation.
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfill their potential. We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programs in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
By mid-2013 most of our international programs will be delivered through a merged operation with 14 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Background of ConsultancyWith the support of a new strategic corporate partner, Accenture, Save the Children is designing and testing Skills to Succeed program responses in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia, and the Philippines. In these countries, we are working to equip more than 17,000 at-risk young people, ages 15-24, with the skills and networks they need to get a job or build a business. We are working alongside young people, local NGOs, governments, and the private sector to deliver market-relevant skill building opportunities, including vocational, life skills, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship training. We also seek to enhance the quality and reach of job placement services through apprenticeships/internships, youth guilds, job fairs, and social media job exchange platforms. We will focus on capturing successful pathways for girls and boys to gainfully engage in program activities and to achieve greater success in their participation in the local labor market. The Skills to Succeed research component will focus specifically on the learning opportunities in Indonesia, a program in the pilot stage. With two-years grant from Accenture, start-up activities began in late 2012 and implementation will begin in Spring 2013 to reach 2,500 at-risk youth, three quarters of whom will be female. Labor market assessments in both implementation areas, Lampung and Bandung, inform and refine delivery models for training and placement activities.
Position Title: Research Coordinator – 1 person
Time Frame – 6 Months
Location: Bandung
The Research Manager will report directly to the Washington DC based Research and Learning Specialist and the Jakarta based National Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist. Support will be provided by the Bandung-based Accenture Program Coordinator as necessary.
Project Overview & Scope of Work
- Ensures the smooth and efficient operation of research and data collection activities; acts as the primary administrative point of contact for survey firm and liaison for research organizations, SCI and regulating bodies.
- Works with the research team to plans and coordinate the initiation of research study protocol, and the establishment of operating policies and procedures.
- Works with the survey firm and research team to plans, implement, and maintain data collection.
- Supervise the NGO in survey and monitoring data collection.
- Serve as liaison among th e NGOs and survey firm and the SC team.
- Communicate and disseminate the research progress to Learning Specialist, S2S Program Coordinator, National Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, and other members of the SC S2S team.
- Collects documents needed to initiate the study and submit to Learning Specialist, S2S Program Coordinator, and National Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist.
- Collect qualitative data from monitoring and evaluation.
- Maintain study time lines.
- Completes study documentation and maintains study files.
- Establish report (English and Indonesia)
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Skills & Experience
- Master’s degree in one of the social sciences (e.g. education; sociology) or equivalent combination of bachelor’s degree with relevant certified level course of humanitarian work (including methodological coursework).
- Minimum 3 years of related experience of research & development of a project implementation.
- Clear understanding of the research process acquired through both practical and academic experience.
- Demonstrated quantitative/qualitative analysis skills.
- Proven experience organizing and managing interview-based quantitative surveys in Bandung: hiring interviewers, arranging logistics, training interviewers, managing the field work, organizing questionnaires, managing data entry process, cleaning data.
- Knowledge of the principles of social science research; prior experience with randomized controlled trials is desired.
- Advanced knowledge of data management for similar projects.
- knowledge of software packages for data entry, management and cleaning, CSPro and Stata preferred.
- Excellent English writing and communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Interpersonal/human relations skills.
- Organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to work in a team/independently.
- Good initiative and creativity.
- Excellent computer literate.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Proposal need to be submitted electronically to: Recruitment.Indonesia@savethechildren.org
Please fill the “subject” with : RFC - your complete name (eq: RFC – Johan Koencoro)
Closing date for application is 5 (five) working days after this advertisement or up to 2 May 2012
Closing date for application is 5 (five) working days after this advertisement or up to 2 May 2012
(Only short-listed consultant will be notified)
All recruitment practices and procedures reflect SC’s commitment to protecting children from abuse
